{"id":7904,"date":"2021-04-06T10:20:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=7904"},"modified":"2021-04-06T10:22:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:22:43","slug":"romance-scammer-steals-1000000-from-his-victims-using-pretend-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/romance-scammer-steals-1000000-from-his-victims-using-pretend-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Romance Scammer Steals $1,000,000 From His Victims Using Pretend Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we meet people online and start getting to know them, sometimes we get too caught up in the conversations which blind us from seeing who’s really behind the photo. Pictures of the person aren’t always what they seem, as romance scammers<\/a> find ways to steal photos on a daily basis, becoming catfish and pretending to be someone they aren’t. This was the case for these victims who thought they were meeting the man of their dreams, but instead were meeting a romance scammer who apparently had “lots and lots of gold.”<\/p>\n[aesop_video src=”youtube” id=”kGAJrhmPYdw” width=”100%” align=”center” disable_for_mobile=”off” loop=”off” controls=”on” mute=”off” autoplay=”off” viewstart=”off” viewend=”off” show_subtitles=”off” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

How Did This Romance Scammer Scam His Victims Using Fake Gold?<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0071.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

A man from Ghana tricked his victims on dating sites<\/a> into giving him money. He\u2019s gained a million dollars from scamming innocent girls and tricking them into giving him their life savings. He tricks them using \u201cfalse promises of romantic relationships\u201d and \u201cget rich quick\u201d schemes. He then tells them that he owns large quantities of gold located in Ghana and to send money to him so that he can get the gold to the United States. He also promised his victims a share of the profits once the gold was in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Did Victims Get Away With Sending the Romance Scammer Cash?<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0072.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

These victims<\/a> were then encouraged to hide their cash in a magazine or another book and send it to the scammer<\/a> via mail. Victims would send up to $30,000-$40,000 at a time using this method to the scammer.<\/a> He faces 60 years in prison and fines totaling up to $8,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How Can You Avoid Romance Scammers?<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0073.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n